Sir John Pretyman, 1st Baronet (c.1612–1676) of Lodington was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Leicester

Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)

Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.-History:...

 from 1661 to 1676.

He matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College, Cambridge

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 in 1631. A royalist during the First English Civil War

First English Civil War

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, he was present at the capture of Cirencester

Cirencester

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 in 1642. He suffered financially and sold the family estate at Driffield, Gloucestershire.

The baronetcy was created for him in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1641, or at the Restoration. Pretyman was succeeded in it by his son George, who also was MP for Leicester. His daughter Mary married Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke

Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke

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